OH-6 Loach
(VUSBX04)
includes two plastic OH-6 Loach sprues, two Door Gunner figures, two plastic Flight Stands, one OH-6 Decal sheet & eight Rare earth magnets.
The OH-6 Cayuse was quickly nicknamed the ‘Loach’ after its initial designation LOH (Light Observation helicopter). Its high speed, manoeuvrability, and small size made it an excellent scout helicopter, even though much of its work was done at low speed while flying at or below treetop level.
Armed with a M134 minigun and a M60 machine-gun, the OH-6 Loach could still deliver a nasty sting of its own.
The OH-6 Loach in Flames of War Vietnam
OH-6 Loach
Mobility: Scout
Armour Front: -
Armour Side: -
Armour Top: -
Door MG
Range: 16”/40cm
Rate of Fire: 3
Anti-tank: 2
Firepower: 6
Side mounted
M143 minigun MG
Range: 16”/40cm
Rate of Fire: 6
Anti-tank: 2
Firepower: 6
Hull mounted
Scout Helicopters
The main function of the Loach was to locate targets for the gunships and supporting artillery.
Immediately before it shoots, an OH-6 Loach helicopter may attempt to Mark an enemy team within 6”/15cm. Roll a Skill Test for the helicopter.
■ If it passes the Skill Test, the enemy team is Marked.
■ Otherwise, the crew chief missed the target.
Any other team shooting at or attempting to Range In on a Marked team with Rocket Pods does not treat the Marked team as being Concealed or Gone to Ground.
The Helicopter may still fire its hull-mounted weapons while Marking a target, but gains no benefit from its own or any other helicopter’s target marking.
Unlike other helicopters, an OH-6 Loach limits the placement of Ambushes, and does so as if it was a Recce team.
Pink Teams
A heavy scout team of scout helicopters from a White team backed up by a gunship from a Red team is usually referred to as a Pink team.
At the start of the game before Deployment, White Teams may swap one OH-6 Loach helicopter for a Gunship helicopter from a Red Team to create two Pink Teams.
15mm, plastic
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